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Teacher Links

updated Sept. 2. 2009 (in progress)

"Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching kids what counts is best." Bob Talbert

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Page contents: Lesson Plans / Catechists / Education Links / Standards

Lesson Plans

A to Z Teacher Stuff- Lesson plans, thematic activities and tips.
Ask Eric - Includes full-text articles and journal indexes.
Awesome Library - Lesson plans by subject.
Blue Web'n - Search by content or subject to find "blue ribbon" learning oriented websites.
Bulletin Board Ideas - Links to bulletin board ideas for all grade levels. Other good links also included.
Busy Teacher's Website - Search categories for web sites and other lesson links.
CIESE Online Classroom Projects - Collaborative and real time science projects.
Creative Classroom - Online version features timesaving tips, integrated classroom projects and other teacher related information. Updated bi-monthly.
Cyberguides: Teacher Guides and Student Activities - Standards based web units centered on literature. Books K-12 Resources
Discovery Teaching Tools - Lesson plans, worksheets, online quizzes and more.
Edhelper - Includes lesson plans, worksheet generators, puzzlemakers and links.
The Educator's Network - Rubrics, lesson plans, worksheets and links.
Education World - Lessons for K through 12 archived by grade and topic.
Encarta Lesson Collection - Encarta Encyclopedia and Microsoft offer a browse by subject or search capability, as well as selected education sites.
English - Web English Teacher. Links and lesson plans.
The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) - Internet lesson plans and curriculum units.
Houghton Mifflin Education Place - Over 400 original lesson plans for K-8.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Access quality sites by subject or search for lesson plans. Updated daily and not to be missed!
Learn NC - North Carolina teachers' network. Lesson plans and instructional resources
Learning Network - Lesson plans, classroom management, professional development and communities of interest.
The Learning Page - Lesson plans, worksheets and activities for pre-school through Grade 2.
Learning Pages of the Library of Congress - The Learning Page of the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress. Includes primary source material, educator's page and lesson plans.
LessonPlanz - Lesson plans arranged by grade and subject.
The Lesson Plans Page - Over 1,000 lesson plans arranged by subject and grade.
McRel(Mid-contintent Research for Education and Learning) Contains standards, benchmarks and lesson plans.
Newtown's Apple- Lessons from the PBS teacher's site.
The New York Times Learning Network - The learning network of The New York Times provides teacher and student links for students in grades 3 to 12, as well as lesson plans, lesson plan archives and Newspaper in Education resources.
Public Broadcasting Network - Teachers source for lesson plans and teaching with technology.
Rubric Generator - Personalize rubrics for assessment. Also includes other educational links, including calendar maker, graphic organizer generator and worksheet generators.
Rubrics to the Rescue - A short discussion with additional links.
Rubistar- Rubric generator and assessment tool.
Scholastic - Lesson plans, reproducibles and professional resources.
Scholastic Network - Standards based resources, including lesson plans and activities. Content Index by curriculum area.
SIRS Resource Center - Lesson plans, standards, teacher's toolbox. Also check out spotlight.
Smithsonian Lesson Plans - Classroom ready lesson plans and activities from the Smithsonian Institute.
The Teacher's Corner - Lesson plans, seasonal suggestions, keypals and thematic units.
TeachersFirst - Collection of lessons and web resources.
Teachers Helping Teachers - Classroom teachers offer advice and tips.
Teachers Internet Use Guide - Design, develop, implement and evaluate standards based lessons using the Internet.
Teaching PreK-8 - Online version contains teacher resources and classroom activities.
Teaching Tips - Teaching tips from the University of Hawaii.
Teach with Movies - Background information and discussion questions for using movies in the classroom.
Teaching with Documents - Document based education with primary and secondary sources.
Thinkfinitity (formerly Marco Polo) - No cost, standards based Internet content for K-12 lessons. Includes lesson plans from ArtsEdge, EDSITEment, ReadWriteThink, Science NetLinks, The Smithsonian and Xpeditions, among others.
The Top 101 Web Sites for Teachers - Web sites are organized by subject.
Worksheets for Teachers - Create your own or use ready made worksheets by subject.

Catechists

Education Links

Concept to Classroom - Information on Multiple Intelligences, Constructivism, Authentic Assessment, and more.
Education World - Includes news stories, icebreakers, site reviews, lesson plans and more.
Fingerplays - An index of fingerplays with words and actions.
FREE (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence) - Learning resources from more than 35 federal agencies for various subject areas.
FunBrain - Develop on-line quizzes for students.
Graphic Organizers - Guidelines and products for producing graphic organizers.
Handwriting Without Tears - Includes downloads for class.
Helping Your Students with Homework - Tips for getting your homework policy off to a good start.
The Idea Box - Early childhood education and activities.
KidProj Projects - Link to on-line projects with other schools.
KinderStart - Links to on-line learning activities and crafts for primary grades but also includes items of interest for all grades.
Journaling Activity Bank - Various examples of journaling as well as rubrics and graphic organizers.
Lexile Framework - Lists books by Lexile levels.
Library in the Sky - Over 15,000 education links.
MathStories - Over 2,000 word problems and tricks with numbers. Worksheets can be copied.
MegaMath - Thinking games using math. Lesson plans included.
Project Based Learning - An easy-to-use online method of creating guidelines and checklists for project-based learning.
The Teacher Tap - Professional development tools for teachers, including the Internet, Teaching with Technology and on-line collaborative projects.
Teacher Tools of the Week - Updated bi-monthly. Includes lesson plans.
Teachnology - Web portal for educators.
U.S. Department of Education - Education Resources Organization Directory

Standards

Academic Benchmarks - Standards by state.
Education World Standards Page - Links to national standards.
Illuminations - Math standards for K-12 from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Includes Internet based lesson plans and links
McREL Standards Database - Compilation of content standards for grades K - 12.
Science Netlinks - Homepage for Science educators.
Social Studies Standards - Standards and position statements from the NCCS.